12:25am (Feb 2nd): It has begun…
The freezing rain has begun in earnest here in Hoboken – and the first call of the morning was about an Academy Bus that slid out near the Willow Ave Bridge, and is apparently sitting perpendicular to the roadway. Hoboken Police are en route to diagnose the situation, and may shut down the bridges so that appropriate safety measures can be taken.

9:50pm: Smoke Condition at Neumann Leather(see comments for updates)
Hoboken Fire Department en route to the Neumann Leather building at 317 Newark Street for reports of a smoke condition. Doesn’t sound good at the moment…

10:45am: Odd slip and fall
A Hoboken political mouthpiece claims she “slipped and fell on icy conditions inside a school” and was transported to Hoboken University Medical Center.

10:15am: Hit and Run
4th and Hudson – another car damaged with no one to hold accountable.

2:45am: Where are the salt trucks?
FYI – Hoboken Police are very concerned that the streets have a layer of icy snow on them – and salt trucks are nowhere to be found. This can seriously affect the response time for emergency vehicles in Hoboken.

I’m incredulous how many people turn their cars sideways during icy weather events. Maybe I’ll die in such an accident now that I’m claiming this so boldly- but I’ve driven in all sorts of bad conditions in places less forgiving than NJ – and never had anything close to that happen. Am I just lucky, or are people here just really stupid?

You’re probably just the best driver ever![quote comment=”202828″]I’m incredulous how many people turn their cars sideways during icy weather events. Maybe I’ll die in such an accident now that I’m claiming this so boldly- but I’ve driven in all sorts of bad conditions in places less forgiving than NJ – and never had anything close to that happen. Am I just lucky, or are people here just really stupid?[/quote]

After about an hour of methodical searching – HFD seems to have found a smoldering electrical fire in the one-story section of the massive Neumann Leather complex… They’re applying water to the supposed source.

I always heard you weren’t supposed to put an electrical fire out with water. But- if I was desperate (i.e. an actual fire) it would really go against instinct to NOT use water. Anyway, who has a huge supply of baking soda on hand?[quote comment=”202825″]11:05pm update:After about an hour of methodical searching – HFD seems to have found a smoldering electrical fire in the one-story section of the massive Neumann Leather complex… They’re applying water to the supposed source. Great work, Hoboken Fire Department![/quote]